decathlon olympics

The decathlon is a combined event in athletics consisting of ten track and field events. The word "decathlon" was formed, in analogy to the word "pentathlon", from Greek δέκα (déka, meaning "ten") and ἄθλος (áthlos, or ἄθλον, áthlon, meaning "contest" or "prize").Events are held over two consecutive days and the winners are determined by the combined performance in all. Introduced in the 1912 Stockholm Summer Games, decathlon event comprises four track and six field events, the total of ten events. Competitions part of decathlon are 100 meter sprint, # 110 meter hurdles, 400 meter event, 1500 meter event, Long jump, High jump, Shot put, Discus throw, Javelin throw and Pole vault.

Jim Thorpe was dubbed "the world's greatest athlete" after winning the 1912 Olympic decathlon. Athletes compete for the Olympic decathlon title today by competing in 10 events in a grueling, two-day schedule. An Overview of Decathlon Events The men's decathlon consists of ten events held over two consecutive days.

Updated July 02, 2018. The decathlon has been an Olympic sport since 1912, when American Jim Thorpe won by almost 700 points. Although he was later stripped of his medal due to technical violations of the then-existing amateurism rules, Thorpe was reinstated as a co-champion in 1982. Damian Warner of Canada, Ashton Eaton of the United States, Kevin Mayer of France and Arthur Abele of Germany compete in the Men's Decathlon 110m Hurdles on Day 13 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on August 18, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Decathlon is widely regarded as the pinnacle of endurance sports, and sees athletes from all over the world participate in this Olympic sport. There is a points system for each event, and the athlete who has the most number of points after the completion of all the ten events is declared the winner.

Decathlon olympics. Access official results for the Athletics event decathlon men at the Rome 1960 Summer Games Olympics, plus view video highlights of top performances. Javascript must be enabled for the correct page display The forerunner of the modern decathlon was the pentathlon, a regular feature of the Ancient Olympics that comprised the long jump, discus, javelin, sprint and wrestling. Various versions of the event re-emerged in the 19th century to determine all-around prowess and a combined events competition was held at the 1904 Olympic Games. Updated July 02, 2018. The decathlon has been an Olympic sport since 1912, when American Jim Thorpe won by almost 700 points. Although he was later stripped of his medal due to technical violations of the then-existing amateurism rules, Thorpe was reinstated as a co-champion in 1982. Decathlon is widely regarded as the pinnacle of endurance sports, and sees athletes from all over the world participate in this Olympic sport. There is a points system for each event, and the athlete who has the most number of points after the completion of all the ten events is declared the winner.

Damian Warner of Canada, Ashton Eaton of the United States, Kevin Mayer of France and Arthur Abele of Germany compete in the Men's Decathlon 110m Hurdles on Day 13 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on August 18, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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